Rimsky-Korsakov Monument
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Type | Statue |
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Material | Bronze |
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The Rimsky-Korsakov monument is a bronze statue of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), the Russian composer, teacher, conductor, public figure, music critic, and member of the "Mighty Handful".[1]
The monument was erected in 1952 in Saint Petersburg (then known as Leningrad) in Theater Square in front of the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. Rimsky-Korsakov taught there for almost forty years.
The monument was created by sculptors V. Bogolyubov and V. Ingal, and architect M. Shepilevsky. The statue has been listed as a cultural monument.[2]
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